5:38 PM,
Dec. 20, 2012

Children look on as Wes Raley creates a four-foot, nine-pound candy cane at Lofty Pursuits on Thursday morning.

Written by

Sarah Proctor
Democrat writer

Students from Rose Academy thought they were going on a field trip to Lofty Pursuits on Thursday morning just to watch candy maker Wes Raley create the store's signature handmade candy, as they have in the past.

But the students were pleasantly surprised when Raley told them he wasn't making just any candy, but rather a four-foot-long, nine-pound candy cane for an unlikely recipient.

"I'm excited," Raley said. "I've never actually made a candy cane for an elephant before. This is probably the most unique candy I've ever made." ...